76244 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 76244 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76244, ~29% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76244 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76244 leans more Republican than 27 of 42 neighbors.
Politically, 76244 sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76244. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 76244 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 76244, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
76244 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 76244 are family households, above 87% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; 76244, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 76244 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 76244 have completed high school, about 10 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.